Wigan 44 Wakefield 10

THE deadly combination of David Vaealiki and Pat Richards gave Wigan a stroll in the park last night as the Warriors ran in seven tries past hapless Wakefield. They both notched early scores in a one-sided game and then combined well to put Darryl Goulding and Chris Ashton across the line.

THE deadly combination of David Vaealiki and Pat Richards gave Wigan a stroll in the park last night as the Warriors ran in seven tries past hapless Wakefield.

They both notched early scores in a one-sided game and then combined well to put Darryl Goulding and Chris Ashton across the line to erase the memory of last weekend's horror show at Huddersfield.

The duo were courted by Wildcats' coach John Kear in the close season, and how the former Wigan assistant boss will have wished he had got them as they helped Brian Noble's men take control at the JJB Stadium.

The Wildcats have started well in the engage Super League this season but had only a close-range Ben Jeffries try to show for their efforts until Demetriou crossed for a consolation.

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